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Here’s How Much Donald Trump Is Worth

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

By Dan Alexander and Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes Staff/ Forbes September 18, 2025 Everyone has an opinion, but Forbes has the answer: $7.3 billion, according to our most recent tally, updated in September. Trump added $3 billion over the last year, leveraging the presidency for profit. … Continue reading →

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The Brazen Cruelty of the Trump Regime

Posted on December 25, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Its plan to warehouse immigrants has shades of Nazi concentration camps and America’s shameful imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II. By Robert Reich/ Robert Reich.substack.com/ December 24, 2025 There have been many labels describing President Trump: hateful, racist, … Continue reading →

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Ezra Klein: The Magic Is Dead

Posted on December 21, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

In January, I made a prediction: “I suspect we are at or near the peak of Trump vibes.” Now, as this long year grinds to its end, I think it can be said more declaratively: The Trump vibe shift is dead. … Continue reading →

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After almost a year of Trump II: What’s it REALLY all about?

Posted on December 20, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

The fundamental choice is democracy, the rule of law, social justice, and equal political rights VERSUS white male Christian nationalism  By Robert Reich/ Robert Reich Substack/ December 19, 2025 Friends, Today, after almost a year of Trump’s second regime, I … Continue reading →

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What Distraction Should I Use?

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Arlen Grossman
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Is the Morbidly Rich’s “Brilliance” Just a Threat to the Republic?

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

In 11 months, we’ll have an opportunity to retrieve our democracy from the clutches of the morbidly rich, the ideologues who deify them (and have for millennia), & their bought-&-paid-for politicians… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ December 15, 2025 The idea … Continue reading →

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Sunday thought: Really, truly, the end of Trump is near

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

I agree with Reich. Trump is losing it faster and faster. He says more crazy, racist, hateful, and false statements every day. He has failed to live up to his impossible promises. His job approval numbers continue to plummet, and … Continue reading →

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How Many Times Will the Morbidly Rich Crash America Before We Learn?

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

Why every era ruled by the morbidly rich ends the same way: corruption, collapse, and ordinary people paying the bill.. By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ December 2, 2025 One of the greatest gifts Donald Trump and the thirteen billionaires he pulled … Continue reading →

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Trump briefed this week on options for military operations in Venezuela

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

TBPR Editor Asks: Is there anything Trump can do to take headlines from imminent news about his part in Epstein’s crimes? See Answer Below: CNN.Com/By Kevin Liptak, Zachary Cohen and Jim Sciutto/November 14, 202     President Donald Trump was … Continue reading →

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The Atrocity Loop

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Arlen Grossman

 Is America Finding New Ways to Justify the Unthinkable? From eugenics and AIDS denial to border kidnappings, the same cold logic endures: if the victims suffer enough, the powerful can call it order… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ November 7, 2025 … Continue reading →

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